A few parents of Elmbrook Schools children (aided by the Democrat Party, no doubt) raised holy hell about a history presentation given by the US Department of Education at Brookfield Central high school.
The parents pointed to penumbras and emanations from organizations such as Turning Point USA, Moms for Liberty and Catholic Vote, asserting that the presentation would be "political" and probably FASCIST!
John Cotton, claiming to be a grandparent of a student, went on camera to make a fool of himself:
..."It really wasn't announced. It wasn't brought up, and it seems to be like I say, brought in under cover of darkness to promote a particular conservative, religious bent."...
Uh-huh. Everything but ICE raids and The Camps!!
Cotton joined with Robyn Vining, an ultra-Lefty legislator, who also rendered a judgment without any knowledge of the facts:
...Vining said she did not attend the event because of her concerns over the tour's ties to conservative groups.
"Because I don't think we should have political activity on school grounds during school hours, I declined the invitation," she said....
Some parents observed the event and told a reporter (Channel 4) that there was nothing political about it at all.
News coverage on TeeVee? Two stations (4 & 6) repeated the mantras about 'conservative groups' blahblahblah, with Channel 4 sending a photojournalist and quoting a parent (above). Channel 12 ran a short 'facts-only' story.
But only Channel 58's Ajay Bayatpour observed the event and commented.
... The event, itself, did not feature any overtly partisan or political programming. An official from the Department of Education spoke about U.S. history and Wisconsin's role in expanding the developing nation's western frontier. Students then played an interactive quiz game where they answered questions about American and Wisconsin history....
You can judge for yourself which reporter (and station management) did the right thing. But it should be obvious--except to such as Mr. Cotton and Ms. Vining.
One more thing: the District Superintendent AND the principal at Brookfield Central High deserve credit for hosting the event. At least one other district, in Connecticut, cancelled it due to hard-left political pressure (and gutlessness.) Kudos!
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